Trials and Tribulations of an Addicted Crafter

Hi, My name is Bob and I live in Augusta, GA. The wife and I celebrated our 54 years of marriage in March of this year, and have started our second 50 years. My wife is very supportive of my craft addiction. My main addiction is Copic Markers and card making. Looking forward to hearing your comments about my blog.

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Augusta, GA, United States

I am retired from the US Army after 24 years of service. I am happily married, and celebrated our 50 years of marriage on March 10th. My wife is very supportive of my craft addiction.My main addiction is card making. She is quite crafty herself and does crocheting,plastic canvas and kniting. Have one furbaby "Sandy" a five year old cat. She rules the house

Sorry about that, I normally post on Sundays and Wednesdays, but got tied up shopping. Joann's now carries the Spellbinder dies in the four pack set. The were 40% off and are normally $79.99 plus tax. On sale they were $51.99 including the tax. Great buy, I could not resist.

Today's card I decided would be a Birthday card. I usually make them up ahead of time. That way the wife does not catch me by surprise. I made this card using two Magnolia images, Tilda the Cook and the Cupcake. Tilda was stamped and then masked. Then the Cupcake was stamped.

"Happy Birthday Tilda"

The images were colored with my Copic markers. Some pink Stickles was added to the sprinkles on the cupcake. I added some half pink pearls from "Hero Arts" to add some dimension.

The "Happy Birthday" sentiment was stamped in two colors of ink. A light pink and a light bule to match up with the colors of the image. No, I'm not that steady of a stamper to achieve the effect. I use a Stamp Positioner to achieve the effect. Here is a closer look at the "Happy Birthday" sentiment.

"Happy Birthday Shadow Effect"

All and all I think the card turned out quite well.

What do you think?

Hope you enjoy my belated post and that you will leave a comment. All comments are welcome and appreciate.

Hello Bob, it's my first visit to your blog. Your card is wonderful ! You color very beautifully, and I just love this shadow effect on your sentiment. Your work reflects all the happiness you feel while crafting, I am sooo happy to witness this. Willcertainly come back to visit.Keep up the good work and Enjoy!Hugs. Danielle.